The View from Brussels # 31-2026

News, Publications and Consultations from the Past Week

News CW 35 (24/08/2026-30/08/2026)

Gaming: During her visit of the world’s biggest gaming event gamescom in Cologne, Executive Vice-President for Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy Henna Virkkunen said that Europe was at the forefront of the gaming sector. She also stated that some internationally popular video games had been made in Europe, and that the European industry’s innovative potential continued to infuse the broader economy with ever-newer technological applications.

AI: The European Commission has started using its new AI Act enforcement powers by ordering information on cybersecurity, safety and copyright compliance from developers of AI models, including some developers of the “most advanced” AI models.

Transatlantic relations: Meta’s settlement with 47 U.S. states regarding the protection of minors has prompted former EU Commissioner Thierry Breton to call on the enforcement of the Digital Services Act. According to Thierry, 9 out of the 12 measures to be implemented over the next 10 years are covered by the DSA.

Selected Publications from the EP Think Tank:

Ongoing Relevant European Commission Consultations

Digital Networks Act (until 07/09/2026)
EU Teachers Agenda – enhancing the attractiveness of the education and training profession (until 08/09/2026)
Quality education for all: a 2040 roadmap (until 08/09/2026)
Chips Act 2 (until 10/09/2026)
Artificial intelligence strategy for the cultural and creative sectors (until 11/09/2026)
World Radiocommunication Conference 2027 – EU position (until 11/09/2026)
Revision of the EIT Regulation and of the Strategic Innovation Agenda (until 23/09/2026)
Revision of the EIT Regulation and of the Strategic Innovation Agenda (until 23/09/2026)
Crypto asset markets – evaluation of the EU legal framework (until 30/09/2026)
Dual-use export controls – evaluation of the Dual-Use Regulation (until 15/10/2026)
Energy-efficient product legislation – Omnibus simplification (until 15/10/2026)
Horizon Europe – European Partnerships to be implemented as joint undertakings (until 16/10/2026)
AI Continent – new cloud and AI development act (until 26/10/2026)

Selections of the Current Week CW 36 (31/08/2026-06/09/2026)

Council:

The current preview of the Council’s work for the coming days until 13/09/2026 can be found here.

Summit and Ministerial Meetings:

Informal meeting of defence ministers, 31/08/2026-01/09/2026, Agenda

Preparatory Bodies:

Working Party on Company Law, 01/09/2026, Agenda
Working Party on Space, 01/09/2026, Agenda
Working Party on Energy, 01/09/2026, Agenda
Coreper II, 02/09/2026, Agenda
Education Committee, 02/09/2026, Agenda
Ad Hoc WP on prep. Council concl. on enhanc. prepared., resp. capability & resilience future crisis, 02/09/2026
Working Party on Enlargement and Countries Negotiating Accession to the EU, 02/09/2026, Agenda
Working Party on Competitiveness and Growth – Industry, 03/09/2026, Agenda
Working Party on Telecommunications and Information Society, 03/09/2026, Agenda
Working Party on Energy, 03/09/2026, Agenda
Coreper I, 04/09/2026, Agenda
Youth Working Party, 04/09/2026, Agenda
Working Party on Financial Services and the Banking Union (Financial Services), 04/09/2026, Agenda
Working Party on Intellectual Property – Copyright, 04/09/2026, Agenda

An overview of the various Council dates can be found here.

Commission:

The agenda for the current Commission meeting was not available at the time of going to press. You may be able to find it at short notice on the Commission’s website.

Parliament:

Plenary

There are no plenary sittings of the European Parliament taking place this week.

Here you can find a list of the upcoming dates of the European Parliament. The calendar of the plenary sittings for 2026 is available here.

Committees

LIBE Committee (Civil Liberties)

The agenda for the current meeting of the LIBE Committee taking place on 02/09/2026 can be found here.

The current timetables of the LIBE Committee can be found here.

JURI Committee (Legal Affairs)

No meeting of the JURI Committee is scheduled for this week.

The current timetables of the JURI Committee can be found here.

ITRE Committee (Industry)

The agenda for the meeting of the ITRE Committee taking place on 01/09/2026 can be found here. From the perspective of the Internet industry, the following agenda items are relevant:

Exchange of views with Patrick O’Donovan, Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport (telecommunications) and Catherine Ardagh, Minister of State at the Department of Justice with responsibility for international law, law reform and youth justice (cybersecurity)
Exchange of views with Darragh O’Brien, Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment and Minister for Transport (energy)
Exchange of views with James Lawless, Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (research & innovation)

The agenda for the joint committee procedure of the ITRE Committee, the IMCO Committee, and the Committee on International Trade taking place on 02/09/2026 can be found here.

The current timetables of the ITRE Committee (as of 25/08/2026) can be found here.

IMCO Committee (Internal Market)

The agenda for the joint committee procedure of the IMCO Committee, the ITRE Committee, and the Committee on International Trade taking place on 02/09/2026 can be found here.

The current timetables of the IMCO Committee (as of 15/07/2026) can be found here.

CULT Committee (Culture and Education)

No meeting of the CULT Committee is scheduled for this week.

The current timetables of the CULT Committee (as of 16.07.2026) can be found here.

Outlook:

An overview of the following session weeks can be found here. The provisional agenda for the upcoming plenary sittings can be found here.

European Court of Justice

You can find the judicial calendar of the ECJ here.

The Delivery of judgment in the Case Opera Norway v Commission (T-357/24) is scheduled for 02/09/2026.
The Delivery of judgment in the Case Gândul Media Network (C-598/24) is scheduled for 03/09/2026.